We tend to use abbrevations when talking about the LGBT rep in various media and obviously not everyone has to be familiar with those. So here’s a little list of terms you might see in our posts:
- wlw/sapphic – a female character attracted to the same gender; might be used re: relationship
- mlm/achillean – a male character attracted to the same gender; might be used re: relationship
- bi – bisexual
- pan – pansexual
- trans – trangender
- nb – nonbinary
- gnc – gender nonconforming
- gq – genderqueer
- polyam – polyamorous
Other, non-LGBT related terms:
- mc – main character
- li – love interest
- sc – side character
- aoc – author of color
- ownvoices – representation from an author of the same diverse, marginalised group; term coined by Corinne Duyvis